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Monarch Casino & Resort (NASDAQ:MCRI) stock is on a blistering pace today after the regional casino operator reported third-quarter results that easily beat Wall Street estimates. That prompted at least one analyst to boost forecasts on the company.<\/p>\n

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Monarch Casino’s namesake venue pictured in Black Hawk, Colo. It helped the operator smash Q3 earnings estimates. (Image: 9News<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After the close of US markets Monday, the Atlantis operator said it earned $1.15 a share on revenue of $111.63 million in the September quarter. Analysts expected earnings of 99 cents a share on sales of $101.14 million. As a result of that bullish report, shares of Monarch are up 7.2 percent on above-average volume in midday trading.<\/p>\n

Stifel analyst Jeffrey Stantial reiterates a \u201cbuy\u201d rating on the casino operator while lifting his price target to $85 from $84. That implies upside of roughly 25 percent from the Oct. 25 close. The analyst says Monarch’s third-quarter results all are the more impressive when factoring in challenges in its home market of Reno.<\/p>\n

In Reno, MCRI remained the beneficiary of a robust regional consumer (savings, pent-up demand, wallet share, etc.), which more than offset headwinds from California fires, the Nevada mask mandate, and short-lived (delta) variant fears,\u201d he said in a note to clients.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Stantial raised his fourth-quarter, 2022, and 2023 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) estimates on Monarch by 10 percent, four percent, and three percent, respectively.<\/p>\n

Black Hawk Boost<\/h2>\n

While the third quarter wasn’t an easy operating environment in Reno, Monarch was able to offset that by way of ramping up its namesake venue in Black Hawk, Colo.<\/p>\n

Following substantial investments by the operator, that venue is one of the most high-end integrated resorts in a state with compelling gaming prospects<\/a>. Last Election Day, Colorado voters approved the end of the $100 cap on table game wagers, as well as the addition of new games, such as baccarat and pai-gow tiles. Analysts believe those moves could lure a higher-end clientele to the state\u2019s casinos, create more overnight business, and keep more of the state\u2019s gamblers home and away from Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Monarch Black Hawk continues to ramp considerably, and is already run-rating at a high teens return on investment (ROI) by our estimates less than one year later, with several incremental growth drivers forthcoming,\u201d adds Stantial.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Monarch spent more than $360 million<\/a> to enhance the Colorado venue. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the operator-controlled 17 percent of slots turnover, 23 percent of table hold, and 34 percent of hotel room revenue in the Black Hawk market.<\/p>\n

Monarch Has Strong Balance Sheet<\/h2>\n

Among the reasons Monarch has long been favored by analysts is the shares trading at discounts relative to peers and the operator\u2019s fortress balance sheet.<\/p>\n

\u201cMCRI ended the quarter with $33 million of cash for $103 million total liquidity, including a $70 million undrawn revolver. MCRI used free cash flow during the quarter to make a $24.5 million optional prepayment on their term loan,\u201d <\/strong>adds Stantial.<\/p>\n

He notes Monarch’s leverage is 0.7x, but the company should be able to drive that to a more palatable 0.4x. There’s talk that with its declining debt and pristine balance sheet, Monarch could be a player in industry consolidation<\/a> over the near to medium term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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